A Sumpter Township couple accused of killing the woman's 4-year-old daughter and arrested in Georgia is expected to return to Michigan in two to three weeks to face murder charges in the death of Gabrielle Barrett.

The child's mother, Candice Diaz, and the mother’s boyfriend, Brad Fields, waived extradition on Wednesday, Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Maria Miller said in an e-mail to the Free Press. The pair fled Michigan and authorities arrested them Tuesday near Lake Park, Ga., near the Florida border, about 900 miles away from their home.

The prosecutor’s office will arrange for them to be transported back to the Sumpter Township Police Department, Miller said. That could take two to three weeks, but the exact date they will be returned is unknown.

Gabrielle died Jan. 1 shortly after being discovered bruised and burned in the mobile home where she lived with her mother and the boyfriend. In a court document, authorities said Gabrielle suffered burns on her legs, buttocks and elbows. Her mother told authorities she was burned by her bath water.

Sumpter Township police said they had been to the home one other time before the call on New Year's Day. They responded to a domestic assault call in May 2016, but said no children lived at the home at that time.

Brad Fields and Candice Diaz have been charged with felony murder, second-degree murder, first-degree child abuse and torture in the death of 4-year-old Gabrielle Barrett. The Sumpter Township girl died Jan. 1, 2018. (Photo11: Lowndes County Sheriff's office)

“It has been reported in the media as though the Sumpter Township Police Department, in our only other contact with Diaz, Fields and their residence on Greenmeadow Dr. prior (to) January 1st of this year ... somehow neglected to ensure the safety of children living there,” the department said in a news release Thursday. “This assumption is not correct, there were no children in the custody of Diaz and/or Fields at that time.”

Gabrielle was with her grandmother at the time in another jurisdiction and “had reportedly been for a long time.”

“Our current investigation has revealed that the victim just recently moved into the Greenmeadow Dr. residence (late summer 2017) to attend school in the area,” the release said.

Meanwhile Gabrielle's funeral service, just for family and friends, will be held Sunday, said her paternal grandfather, Jerry Barrett. A public visitation will be 2-9 p.m. Saturday at Uht Funeral Home in Westland.

Sumpter Township Police Chief Eric Luke said if there was any indication children lived at the home in May 2016, police would have notified Child Protective Services.

“Our first priority ... is the safety and welfare of our residents, especially small children,” he said.

Police quickly released reports from their 2016 interactions with the couple after charges were authorized against Diaz and Fields.

Police in a 2016 report described the mobile home where the couple lived as filthy. The police report said the home had decaying food, dirty dishes, flies throughout, dog urine on the floor and dog feces in the children's room.

Police said Thursday that they have not had any other reports from any other agency, including Child Protective Services, notifying them of any issues and asking them to have contact with Diaz or Fields.

Candice Diaz, the mother of 4-year-old Gabrielle Barrett, was arrested near the Georgia-Florida border Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. She is charged with murder in her daughter's death.(Photo11: Lowndes County Sheriff's office)

“I understand people want answers," Luke said. "And those will come in the process.”

He declined to talk about specifics of the death investigation case Thursday.

A court document that seeks to terminate the parental rights to Gabrielle's half-sister gave details of alleged physical Gabrielle suffered. It said police found melted skin in the bathtub drain and the girl was burned so badly that her big toe fell off.

“Gabrielle had burns all over her body and bruising to her entire body,” a court document obtained by the Free Press earlier this week said.

The Washtenaw County Medical Examiner told a detective investigating the girl’s death that this is the "worst child death case” in 27 years of practice, according to a court document.

Police said the Washentaw County Medical Examiner's Office ruled her death a homicide and said there was evidence of multiple traumatic injuries.

The girl was unresponsive in the bathroom at the family's home when authorities arrived at the mobile home on New Year's Day. Gabrielle was taken to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor and pronounced dead shortly after arriving, officials said.

Brad Fields was arrested near the Georgia-Florida border Jan. 9, 2018. He is charged in the death of his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter, Gabrielle Barrett. She died Jan. 1, 2018.(Photo11: Lowndes County Sheriff's office)

Fields is not the father of Gabrielle, but court records show he and Diaz have a 1-year-old child, who was born in December 2016. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services sought to remove Gabrielle’s half-sister from the home because of “improper supervision and physical abuse resulting in a child death,” the court document filed Jan. 3 said.

According to that document, Diaz said she has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. Fields said he has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, social anxiety, agoraphobia, which is a type of anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Police also found cocaine in the home, court documents said. The next hearing in the case is scheduled on Jan. 25.